Chemist- Cleaners

Chemist- Cleaners

Location: Enterprise Trading Estate, Manchester (M17) , M17 View map Salary: From 25,000 to 28,000 per annum Date posted: 01/06/2012 21:00 Job type:Permanent Company: Houghton plc Contact: Amy reeves Ref: Totaljobs Job ID: 53754496

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Background

Houghton International is a privately held company, headquartered in Valley Forge, PA, and maintains manufacturing and research facilities throughout the world. Since 1865, Houghton has been serving the metalworking, automotive, and steel industries and a variety of other markets, with the development and production of specialty chemicals, oils, and lubricants.

Houghton offers a scope and depth of technical services unequalled in the industry. Through their unique FLUIDCARE Chemical Management program, Houghton customers are finding new ways to save on overall process chemical and disposal costs. Since 1865, Houghton International has introduced hundreds of solutions for industry from aqueous technology that combines the safety of water with excellent lubrication to advanced anhydrous synthetics that lower operating costs. Today, they are the foremost provider of rolling fluids, lubricants, cleaners, hydraulic fluids, quenchants, coolants, forming compounds, conversion coatings, rust preventives and other industrial fluids.

Houghtons forward-looking mission is to be the World Leader in the management of chemical processes through strategic partnership with clients and suppliers to maximize shareholder value.

Consistent consumer satisfaction is the measure of Houghtons success as an organization. They will respond with urgency and competence to meet customers' requests for product performance, technical information, and cost effectiveness. Their success in meeting strict quality standards is based upon the dedicated initiative of all employees, who are encouraged and trained to meet their responsibilities as members of the Company's team effort.

Centre of Excellence Chemist-Cleaner's division

CoE Technology leader has the responsibility to develop new technology/products in response to agreed requests from Customers, PLMgrs and Business Development.These developments should be in line with changes in legislation, improving product performance, lowering our COGs, simplifying our operations and above all meeting our strategic vision of customer intimacy. .

Strategic Objectives:

Fix and develop the European R&D technology strategybased on central control (virtual CoE) and peripheral executions Control the R&D Resources & budget to optimize the Return of Investments in new product development (Stage Gate process) Integrate the CoE R&D technology& innovation plans toGlobal Houghton technology program

Control & Maintain the entire portfoliocomplaints to the Stewardship and HSSE recommendations

Main Job Responsibilities/Activities

To assure the technology development in respect ofHoughton rules To lead and coordinate the R&D technology group and activities base on European virtual Lab organization. (Fix priorities)To ensure the acquisition of technical information, and increase the team knowledge (internal and external sources)To align the CoE technology to the global Houghton procedures and project management Support the PMs inproduct portfolio simplificationand formula rationalizationTo manage and select the formulas component in order to reach the best balance cost / performances (COGS reduction) and support Supply chain in the Raw material selection and substitutions To be responsible for the R&D Business Case management Develop the European technology R&D plan in support of the agreed Product Management, Sector business strategies & Priorities.Produce the annual R&D technology plan in collaboration with PMs , to increase our competitor advantagesManage the Stage gate R&D activityto respect the customer & marketing dead linesSupply the Physical / Chemical product characteristics for the TDS/ MSDS development, TS& QC test methods. Approve all changes to formulations to maintain/ manage integrity and compliance.Provide clear blend instructions to plant operations to ensure correct manufacturing practices are followed.Identify third party technology provider for special product development (Technology suppliers)Visiting Customers to better understand the market needs (Minimum 5 x year)Participate to the External conferences, technology training, Supplier presentationto update and extend our technology knowledge and any other reasonable request as intructed by your line manager

Education, Training & Experience

Chemistry degree;Training in Product management and sales skills is a plus;Very good communication skills;Very good understanding of company processes, work flows and procedures;Project and time management skills;Attention to detail whilst being able to prioritise key issues;Able to work to tight deadlines under pressure;Able to use standard laboratory equipment;Able to work both independently and as part of a team;Developed analytical and problem solving skills;